Soundhararaj Mahendran
Human Resources Associate @Bootlabs
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WORK HISTORY
Human Resources Associate @Bootlabs
Bengaluru, IN
Led end-to-end lateral hiring for niche technical roles, driving sourcing to offer negotiations while closely partnering with business and vertical stakeholders to align on talent needs.Hired for critical roles like Emerging Technologies -(Frontend - React JS, Angular),(Backend - Python, Java, Go), AI/ML, Cloud Engineering -(AWS, Azure, GCP With DevOps, SecOps, DevSecOps), Sales (Bid Manager, Pre Sales Consultant and GTM)Executed both niche and volume hiring (Freshers) across India, including leadership of recruitment drives in Organization-overseeing sourcing, panel alignment, offer negotiation, and onboarding.Reduced average time-to-fill from 45 to 40 days by leveraging data-driven metrics and conducting regular dashboard-basedreviews with hiring managers.Improved offer-to-join ratio by 10% over a year through targeted post-offer engagement initiatives.Enhanced candidate engagement by organizing targeted fortnightly virtual events.Led inclusive hiring initiatives, increasing diversity representation in technical roles from 32% to 36% within 12 months by leadingthe \'Restart with Bootlabs\' campaign, focusing on second career and return-to-work talent.Designed and implemented quarterly TA dashboards to monitor KPIs and enable data-driven hiring decisions.Partnered with cross-functional teams (Onboarding, C&B, Legal, ER) to enhance post-offer and Day-1 candidate experience.Building Tomorrow\'s Tech Teams Today at Bootlabs (75+ lateral hires by own sourcing)
EDUCATION
K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Development
ABOUT SOUNDHARARAJ MAHENDRAN
Talent Acquisition professional with 3.5+ years of experience in end-to-end hiring across technical, data, and product roles.Skilled in sourcing niche tech talent, stakeholder management, and leading recruitment teams in fast-paced IT environments. Experienced in TA,HR operations and driving data-backed strategies to improve hiring outcomes.
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